V.6.8 Pompeii. House.
According to the plan in Massimo Osanna’s book this is referred to as “Casa 3”.
See Osanna M.,
2019. Pompei. Il tempo ritrovato. Le nuove scoperte. Milano: Rizzoli, p.
216, fig. 4.
Only the western street front has been excavated, c.1902, 1905-8.
As this area has not been fully excavated yet, it is extremely difficult to see and show exactly where the entrances were.
We have followed the plan as Eschebach drew it in 1969, as best we can.
Until this area is fully excavated, this may or may not be the correct number of entrances.
Via del Vesuvio, Pompeii. June 2019. Newly excavated frontages to V.6, on east side of Via del Vesuvio. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
(c.2018-2019). In order to improve the drainage and security for visitors to the site, the soil, ash and exuberant vegetation was removed from the slope of the unexcavated land on the east side of Via del Vesuvio (Insula V.6).
This has cleared the area to enable the street boundary wall and rooms at its immediate rear to be viewed from Via del Vesuvio.
V.6.8 or 7 Pompeii, December
2023. Looking north-east towards entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Miriam
Colomer.
V.6.8 or 7 Pompeii, December
2023. Looking east towards entrance doorway and walls of rooms at rear. Photo
courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
We shall identify it as V.6.8). October 2022.
Looking south along east side of Via del
Vesuvio. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
(Note: the roofed area where the lararium is seen above the wall, originally, we had identified as V.6.7.
According to Massimo Osanna's book the lararium area is shown as casa 4 and the three front rooms to the north (left) is casa 3.
There does not seem to be a doorway entering the lararium area from this roadway, so perhaps the numbered entrance doorway would be further at the rear, still buried.
Therefore, perhaps the doorway with the large blocks in centre left, is now V.6.8.)
See Osanna M.,
2019. Pompei. Il tempo ritrovato. Le nuove scoperte. Milano: Rizzoli, p.
216, fig. 4.
V.6.8 Pompeii. October 2022.
Looking east to north end of front façade, entrance doorway, and rear walls of three rooms. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.8 Pompeii. October 2022. Looking south-east on east side of Via del Vesuvio. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.8 Pompeii. December
2023. Looking south-east on east side of Via del Vesuvio. Photo courtesy of
Miriam Colomer.
V.6.8 Pompeii. December
2023. Looking south towards decorated wall on wall at south side of
plot. Photo courtesy of
Miriam Colomer.
V.6.8 Pompeii. October 2022. Looking south towards decorated wall on wall at south side of plot. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.8 Pompeii. October 2022. Looking north-east towards entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.8 Pompeii.
December 2023. Looking north-east. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
V.6.8 Pompeii. October 2022. Looking north-east towards a rear decorated wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.8 Pompeii. October 2022.
Looking south-east towards the other side of the same decorated wall, as above photo. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.8 Pompeii. October 2022.
Looking north-east, perhaps, to a decorated wall on the north side of the same room, as above photo. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.8 Pompeii. October 2022. Looking south-east to rear of the same wall, as above photo. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.8 Pompeii. December
2023. Looking south-east to rear of the same wall as above. Photo courtesy of
Miriam Colomer.
V.6.8 Pompeii. December
2023. Looking towards north boundary wall. Photo
courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
V.6.8 Pompeii. October 2022. Looking north-east to north boundary wall of the third room. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.8 Pompeii. May 2006. Unexcavated entrance leading to entrance fauces/corridor, with remains of painted plaster, on right.
V.6.8 Pompeii, (on left) and V.6.7 (on right). December 2005. Unexcavated entrances.
V.6.8 Pompeii (on right). May 2006. Façade on north side of entrance corridor, on right. On the left is the façade of V.6.9.
V.6.8 Pompeii. May 2006. Remains of painted plaster on south side of entrance doorway, between V.6.8 and 7.